Acts 27
1 When [the Governor and those who advised him] decided that it was time for us [(exc)] to get on a ship and go to Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners into the hands/care of an army captain whose name was Julius. [He was the one who would guard us on the journey]. Julius was [an officer] in charge of [a group of] 100 [soldiers that people called] ‘the Emperor Augustus Group’.
När det nu var beslutet att vi skulle avsegla till Italien, blev Paulus jämte några andra fångar överlämnad åt en hövitsman, vid namn Julius, som tillhörde den kejserliga vakten.
2 So we got on a ship that had come from Adramyttium [city in Asia province. The ship] was going to [return there, stopping at] cities along the coast of Asia [province]. Aristarchus, [a fellow believer who was] from Thessalonica [city] in Macedonia [province], went with us.
Och vi gingo ombord på ett skepp från Adramyttium, som skulle anlöpa provinsen Asiens kuststäder. Så lade vi ut, och vi hade med oss Aristarkus, en macedonier från Tessalonika.
3 The day after [the ship sailed], we arrived at Sidon [city]. Julius kindly told Paul that he could go and see his friends [who lived there], so that they could give him whatever he might need. [So Paul visited the believers there].
Dagen därefter lade vi till vid Sidon. Och Julius, som bemötte Paulus med välvilja, tillstadde honom att besöka sina vänner där och åtnjuta deras omvårdnad.
4 Then the ship left [Sidon], but the winds were blowing against us [(exc)], so [the ship] went along [the north] side of Cyprus [Island], the side that is sheltered [from the wind].
När vi hade lagt ut därifrån, seglade vi under Cypern, eftersom vinden låg emot.
5 After that, we crossed over the sea close to the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia [provinces. The ship] arrived at Myra [city, which is] in Lycia [province]. [We got off the ship there].
Och sedan vi hade seglat över havet, utanför Cilicien och Pamfylien, landade vi vid Myrra i Lycien.
6 In Myra, [people told] Julius that a ship [was there that had come] from Alexandria [city] and would [soon] sail to Italy. So he arranged for us to get [on that ship], [and we left].
Där träffade hövitsmannen på ett skepp från Alexandria, som skulle segla till Italien, och på det förde han oss ombord.
7 We sailed slowly for several days and finally arrived close to the coast [of Asia province], near Cnidus [town. After that], the wind [was very strong and] did not allow the ship to move straight ahead [westward. So instead], we sailed [southward] along the side of Crete [Island that is] sheltered [from the wind], and we passed [near Cape] Salmone.
Under en längre tid gick nu seglingen långsamt, och vi kommo med knapp nöd inemot Knidus. Och då vinden icke var oss gynnsam, seglade vi in under Kreta vid Salmone.
8 [The wind was still strong, and it prevented the ship from moving ahead fast]. So we moved slowly along the coast [of Crete], and we arrived at a harbor that was called Fair Havens, near Lasea [town].
Det var med knapp nöd som vi kommo där förbi och hunno fram till en ort som kallades Goda hamnarna, icke långt från staden Lasea.
9 Much time had passed, so it would have been dangerous if we [(exc)] had traveled [farther] by ship [because after that time of the year] [MTY] [the sea often became very stormy]. So Paul said to the men [on the ship],
Härunder hade ganska lång tid hunnit förflyta, och sjöfarten begynte redan vara osäker; fastedagen var nämligen redan förbi. Paulus varnade dem då
10 “Men, I perceive that [if we(inc) travel by ship] now, it will be disastrous for us. A storm may destroy the ship and the cargo, and possibly we will drown.”
och sade: "I mån, jag ser att denna sjöresa kommer att medföra vedervärdigheter och stor olycka, icke allenast för last och skepp, utan ock för våra liv."
11 But the officer [did not listen to] what Paul said. Instead, he decided to do what the pilot [of the ship] and the owner of the ship advised.
Men hövitsmannen trodde mer på styrmannen och skepparen än på det som Paulus sade.
12 The harbor where the ship had stopped was not a good place to remain during the winter [when the weather frequently becomes stormy. So most of the people on the ship decided that we(exc) should leave there, because they hoped that we] could stay at Phoenix [port] during the winter, if we could possibly arrive there. That harbor was open to the sea in two directions, [but the strong winds did not blow there].
Och då hamnen icke låg väl till för övervintring, var flertalet av den meningen att man borde lägga ut därifrån och försöka om man kunde komma fram till Fenix, en hamn på Kreta, som ligger skyddad mot sydväst och nordväst; där skulle de sedan stanna över vintern.
13 Then a gentle wind began to blow [from the south], and the [crew members] thought that they could travel as they had decided [to do. So] they lifted [the anchor up out of the sea], and the ship sailed [westward] along the [southern] shore of Crete [Island].
Och då nu en lindrig sunnanvind blåste upp, menade de sig hava målet vunnet, och lyfte ankar och foro tätt utmed Kreta.
14 But after a while, a wind that was very strong blew across the island [from the north side and hit the ship. That wind was called] {[People] called that wind} “the Northeast Wind.”
Men icke långt därefter kom en våldsam stormvind farande ned från ön; det var den så kallade nordostorkanen.
15 It blew strongly against the [front of] the ship. The result was that we could not keep going in the direction [in which we had been going]. So the sailors let the wind move the ship in the direction [that the wind] was blowing.
Då skeppet av denna rycktes med och icke kunde hållas upp mot vinden, gåvo vi efter och läto det driva.
16 The ship then passed a small island named Cauda. We passed along the side [of the island that] sheltered [the ship from the wind]. Then [while the ship was moving along], the sailors lifted the lifeboat up [out of the water] and tied it [on the deck. But the strong wind made it] difficult even to do that.
När vi kommo under en liten ö som hette Kauda, förmådde vi dock, fastän med knapp nöd, bärga skeppsbåten.
17 After the sailors [hoisted/lifted] the lifeboat onto the ship, they tied ropes around the ship’s hull to strengthen the ship. The sailors were afraid that, [because the wind was pushing the ship], it might run onto the sandbanks off the coast of Libya to the south [and get stuck there. So] they lowered the largest sail [so that the ship would move slower. Even so], the wind continued to move the ship along. [The wind and the waves] continued to toss the ship about roughly, so on the next day the sailors began to throw overboard the things that the ship was carrying.
Sedan manskapet hade dragit upp den, tillgrepo de nödhjälpsmedel och slogo tåg om skeppet. Och då de fruktade att bliva kastade på Syrtenrevlarna, lade de ut drivankare och läto skeppet så driva.
Och eftersom vi alltjämt hårt ansattes av stormen, vräkte de dagen därefter en del av lasten över bord.
19 On the third [day after the stormy wind had begun to blow], the sailors/we [MTY] threw overboard [most of] the sails, ropes, and poles, [in order to make the ship lighter].
På tredje dagen kastade de med egna händer ut skeppsredskapen.
20 The wind continued to blow very strongly, [and the sky was full of dark clouds] day and night. We could not see the sun or the stars for many days, [so we could not determine where we were. And the wind] continued to blow violently. So we [(exc)] finally thought that we would drown in the sea.
Och då under flera dagar varken sol eller stjärnor hade synts, och stormen låg ganska hårt på, hade vi icke mer något hopp om räddning.
21 None of us on the ship had eaten for many days. [Then one day], Paul stood up in front of us and said, “[Friends], you should have listened to me [when I said] that we [(inc)] should not sail from Crete. Then we would have been safe, and the ship and its cargo would be in good condition [LIT].
Då nu många funnos som ingenting ville förtära, trädde Paulus upp mitt ibland dem och sade: "I män, I haden bort lyda mig och icke avsegla från Kreta; I haden då kunnat spara eder dessa vedervärdigheter och denna olycka.
22 But now, I urge you, do not be afraid, because none of us will die. [The storm] will destroy the ship but not us.
Men nu uppmanar jag eder att vara vid gott mod, ty ingen av eder skall förlora sitt liv; allenast skeppet skall gå förlorat.
23 I [know this], because last night God, the one to whom I belong and whom I serve, [sent] an angel [who came and] stood by me.
Ty i natt kom en ängel från den Gud som jag tillhör, och som jag också tjänar, och stod bredvid mig och sade:
24 The angel said to me, ‘Paul, do not be afraid! You [(sg)] must [go to Rome] and stand before the Emperor there [so that he can judge you]. I want you to know that God has made it clear to me that all those who are traveling by ship with you [will also survive].’
'Frukta icke, Paulus. Du skall komma att stå inför kejsaren; och se, Gud har skänkt dig alla dem som segla med dig.'
25 So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
Varen därför vid gott mod, I män; ty jag har den förtröstan till Gud, att så skall ske som mig är sagt.
26 However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
Men på en ö måste vi bliva kastade."
27 On the fourteenth night [after the storm had begun, the ship] was still being blown {the wind was still blowing [the ship]} across the Adriatic sea. About midnight, the sailors sensed that the ship was getting close to land.
När vi nu den fjortonde natten drevo omkring på Adriatiska havet, tyckte sjömännen sig vid midnattstiden finna att de närmade sig något land.
28 So they lowered [a weight on a rope] to measure how deep [the water was]. When they pulled the rope up again, they measured it and saw that the water was (120 ft./37 meters) deep. They went a little farther and lowered the rope again. [That time], they saw that the water was [only] about (90 ft./28 meters) deep.
De lodade då och funno tjugu famnars djup. När de hade kommit ett litet stycke längre fram lodade de åter och funno femton famnars djup.
29 They were afraid that the [ship] might go onto some rocks, so they threw out four anchors from the [ship’s] stern/back and continued to wish/pray that it would soon be dawn [so that they could see where the ship was going].
Då fruktade de att vi skulle stöta på något skarpt grund, och kastade därför ut fyra ankaren från akterskeppet och längtade efter att det skulle dagas.
30 Some of the sailors were planning to escape from the ship, so they lowered the lifeboat into the sea. In order [that no one would know what they planned to do], they pretended [that] they wanted to lower some anchors from the [ship’s] front/bow.
Sjömännen ville emellertid fly ifrån skeppet och firade ned skeppsbåten i havet, under föregivande att de tänkte föra ut ankaren ifrån förskeppet.
31 But Paul said to the army officer and soldiers, “If the sailors do not stay in the ship, you have no hope of being saved.”
Då sade Paulus till hövitsmannen och krigsmännen: "Om icke dessa stanna kvar på skeppet, så kunnen I icke räddas."
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
Då höggo krigsmännen av de tåg som höllo skeppsbåten, och läto den fara.
33 Just before dawn, Paul urged everyone [on the ship] to eat some food. He said, “For the past 14 days you have been waiting and watching and not eating anything.
Medan det nu höll på att dagas, uppmanade Paulus alla att taga sig mat och sade: "Det är i dag fjorton dagar som I haven väntat och förblivit fastande, utan att förtära något.
34 So, [now] I urge you to eat some food. We [(inc)] need to do that in order to stay alive. I [tell you to do that because I know that] none of you will drown [IDM].”
Därför uppmanar jag eder att taga eder mat; detta skall förhjälpa eder till räddning. Ty på ingen av eder skall ett huvudhår gå förlorat.
35 After Paul had said that, while everyone was watching, he took some bread and thanked God [for it. Then he broke the bread and began to eat some of it].
När han hade sagt detta, tog han ett bröd och tackade Gud i allas åsyn och bröt det och begynte äta.
36 The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
Då blevo alla de andra vid gott mod och togo sig mat, också de.
37 Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
Och vi voro på skeppet tillsammans två hundra sjuttiosex personer.
38 When everyone had eaten as much as they wanted, they threw the grain [that the ship was carrying] into the sea, and this made the ship lighter.
Sedan de hade ätit sig mätta, lättade de skeppet genom att kasta vetelasten i havet.
39 At dawn, [we(exc) could see] land, [but the sailors] did not recognize [the place]. However, they could see that there was a bay and [a wide area of] sand at the water’s edge. They planned that, if it was possible, they would steer the ship onto [the beach].
När det blev dag, kände de icke igen landet; men de blevo varse en vik med låg strand och beslöto då att, om möjligt, låta skeppet driva upp på denna.
40 [So some of the sailors] cut the anchor [ropes and] let the anchors fall into the sea. At the same time, [other sailors] untied the [ropes that] fastened the rudders, [so that they could steer the ship again]. Then [the sailors] raised the sail at the front/bow of the ship so that the wind [would blow the ship forward], and the ship headed towards the shore.
De kapade så ankartågen på båda sidor och lämnade ankarna kvar i havet; tillika lösgjorde de rodren och hissade förseglet för vinden och styrde mot stranden.
41 But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, and big waves beat against the back of the ship and it began to break apart.
De stötte då på ett rev och läto skeppet gå upp på det. Där fastnade förskeppet och blev stående orörligt, men akterskeppet begynte brytas sönder av vågsvallet.
42 The soldiers said [to one another, “Let’s] kill [all] the prisoners [on the ship], so that they will not [be able to] swim [away and] escape.” [They planned to do that because they were sure] that officials [would order them to be executed if they let the prisoners escape].
Då ville krigsmännen döda fångarna, för att ingen skulle kunna fly undan simmande.
43 But [Julius], the army captain, wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers from doing what they planned to do. Instead, he [commanded] first that everyone who could swim should jump into the water and swim to land.
Men hövitsmannen ville rädda Paulus och hindrade dem därför i deras uppsåt, och bjöd att de simkunniga först skulle kasta sig i vattnet och söka komma i land,
44 [Then he told] the others [to hold] onto planks or pieces from the ship [and go towards shore. We(exc) did what he said, and] in that way all of us arrived safely on land.
och att därefter de övriga skulle giva sig ut, somliga på plankor, andra på spillror av skeppet. Så lyckades det för alla att komma välbehållna i land.
